The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-20
IN TUMULT OVER M'GLYNN.
METHODIST MINISTERS HEAR HIM AND
YOTE ON HIN.

Church was Going to be Harnessed 90
Henry Georges Political One-hess shay.
In response to an invitation DR.. McGlynn
yesterday addressed tho Methodist ministers
of New York and the neighborhood IN their
rooms In the Methodist Book Concern build
Ing. s05 Broadway. The ministers In their In
vitnton expressed a desire to hear an explana-
tion OF the doctrines OF tho New Crusade.
DIR. McGlynn gave the ministers all tho lana
doctrine they wanted in the one hour that he
spoke to them.
Tho ministers struggled for another hour az
ter Dr. McGlynn got through to adopt resolu-
ton which should not commit them to the land
theories OF Henry George and should at the
same time express their qualification at hear
ing the speech. Before they had got through
tho debate and adopted resolution some OF
the ministers had called Henry Georges pet
theories fallacies and had declared that the
ministers should not be committed to them,
either individually or collectively. with this
understanding the motion to thank Dr. Me-
Glynn was adopted almost unanimously.
The room. which will hold 200 comfortably,
Was uncomfortably packed. Ministers perch
ed on window stills and sat on backs OF chairs,
and took notes Of DIR. McGlynn's argument
A score of ladies were present.
DIR. McGlynn was introduced to the meeting
by the Chairman. tho Rev. Dr. Alexander b.
Craig OF Newark. He addressed the preachers
as ministers and brethren" and In his intro
duction said:
know why you have sen. for mo, For twelve months
make practical doctrine of political economy and also
TX s % s
been suspended from The ecclesiastical ministry and
from the Church in which was born to which gave
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speak Of this land theory. this confscation" Laugh
Then DR.. McGlynn proceeded to deliver the
lecture, now commonly heard from him. in
which he ciphers out the solution Of the prob.
the outset that If they and other men OF in
auenee 90 not Iesognize the groWaig wing dlsSon
Of sop % Win
the country, There are Socialists and Anarch.
lists he said. As for Anarchists they hardly
meeting in which they assemble to denounce
all organization, they first begin by orgenizing
isss Dr. MeGlynn said they are 'V small Ssna
But the discomfort OF the laboring people: while
l. dSs n9 Il well
come, in time; revolution. anarchy. war. and
knows. because affairs in the nineteenth cen-
found that as civilization brings men closer
ro " tie %od has
through. Better learn how to avoid anarchy
making Iabor @ ana The way to make
labor conten Mr f. to give II ts Just due;
pie. and on this as basis he built a. dream
temple OF the future republic before the min
Written e he words Landords% is biasphems
This made the Methodists open wide, their
speak rsoiaiy. ffasptly, and withost iStsTrup.
HIM. ahV,t Iu rNlnNpS In Tgln ~
George. but the ministers did not applaud
Georges NAME Probably dozen out Of the
With wit their hands the clinchins Of an argument
the 81 dh
As Dr.. MeGlynn took HIS seat facing the min;
listers he was, applauded, and before the hand
the Park u XSonss Methodist Church. tall and
vigorous. and with his long gray beard yaggng
hutton. 1t was as follows:
Rtsolped, That the members OF the New York Preach
s MATING ssa w & na %
ns Il. ans % y % we
brother and minister with can 70 Aish duty and that
Chairman Alexander s. Craig Of Newark:
there shouldn't be any debate on the subject,
because it was merely, question Of vote OF
thanks, and that ought NOT to be debatable,
N. J. church IN Brooklyn. short and sturdy
and gray haired too, got out into the middle
aisle near the Chairman, and pounding the air
with one fist asserted that he would debate the
While the Rev. Mr.. Taylor was trying to tell
the ministers that he opposed the motion be-
cause It might be understood as sanctioning
to those theories, the Chairman performed Q
tattoo with the Gayel. The Chairman declared
that Il Was time to adloSSrn according to the
would therefore put the Rev. DR. Kings motion
:: che ssp Then Sssr9 the meeting
storm OF protests from the ministers. put the
affirmative vote. declared the meeting ad-
Journed, and Observed:
n W. a s. no" sing Praise God from whom all '''''
""Oh, no. We won't" said a score of voices.
The first attempt to rescue the meeting from
s row e of st. Andrew NM IN Church h
In TINS S fi hy young man Mith bright o R
Mr.. narrower held up fashionable walking
stick to attract attention to himself, and
besn declared another Special
meeting should be held Immediately. 20 .ex-
press the sense Of the ,sI meeting with regard to
Parsons of Paterson be made Chairman.
The Rev. Mr. narrower proceeded to put the
%asas The Rev. GVer SIX est
tall and impressive, and a bland smile which
frequently visits his face l. helped cut By deep
stalked to the Chairman's desk. but his i'm
pressiveness didn't impress Chairman Craig.
The Rev. Mr. Craig didn't bulge, but ignoring
the Rev. Mr.. Parsons's smiles and six feet. ad-
dressed the ministers
He had changed his mind about adjourn
Ing the meeting. he said. as there were some
announcements to make.
The announcements were made by a brother.
Finally the Chairman said the meeting was
adjourned.
Then the Rey; DIR, J. NJ. King again moved
that the Rev. Mr.. Parsons should be Chair
man, and he was made Chairman unanimously.
On motion Of the Rev; pr. Reed, Secretary Of
was invited to stay and hear it out. He stayed.
The Rev. DR.. King spoke in explanation Of
the resolutions he had presented. He said that
the ministers had Just listened to q remarkable
address, "a historic address.
do not entirely subscribe the Henry George land
theories and that don't reflection the theories
but It is because don't understand them We would
not pass resolution endorsing any political PLATFORM
but we should be willing 10 that We believe that God
= bringing forward mighty giant In the OF CIV
tixation and that giant has lust given gnncoht
Ian inspired-address
The Rev. George. Lansing Taylor got the
aise again. and his white hair bristled like q
halo around his head rs he said: